Jury awards $2.5 million to man shot by Denver police during chase

A jury ruled a Denver police officer and the City and County of Denver violated the Fourth Amendment by using excessive force during a 2013 police shooting.

[nesiebee]

IF THEY WANT TO KEEP GIVING UP MONEY FOR THESE FOUL MOMENTS LET THEM PAY FOR THEIR WRONG DOINGS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

[klausschraud]

The payment should come out of the police union NOT the tax payers

[rhuephus]

and the lawyers get $2.49 Million the rest go for taxes

[richardmorrison]

Wow the officer owes money also ? Now we’re moving in the right direction

[chemonather]

Not From Taxpayers money, Not From taxpayers money, Not From taxpayers money.

[hemmedup]

At least Valdez won't be able to commit numerous crimes anymore (I know he did as a fact). I'm sure this money will be well spent.

[nothingfree]

Some Denver officers run around like a pack of dogs and do see each other abuse authority and remain silent, their supervisors know of this and also remain silent to abuse . The mayor knows this also and if doesn't then why not ? Those who suppose to keep this unlawful practice in check should be looked at also, those officers that are found guilty should be fired and MADE to PAY these huge amounts of settlements then it will be considered before a trigger happy untrained officer over steps power of authority. Make those in government that do have the power to correct these criminal acts also pay these settlements ! The taxpayer NEVER AGREED to be the one to PAY these settlements for police that are THUGS and think a badge makes them think it's okay to go above law and become gods with authority and think they can do ANYTHING their authority balloon heads come up with .

[facediaper]

Boulder County does it right. I can't figure out why it's so tyrannical in Denver.

[danielmcpherson]

Crazy. Michel was not apart of this he hoped in a car all he was doing was getting a ride didn't know the car was stolen. Than his friends got In a speed Chace he was not driving. The car crashed in the tree and he got out he had his hands on his head and got on the floor when the cops thought it would be funny to shoot him . He ended up losing to much blood and his heart stop a month later they rolled him out of the jail in a wheelchair and no charges because he didn't do anything wrong. He hasn't gotten any money and he probably won't get any michael valdez had horrible ptsd he is nervous when people walk up to him he fears the police for a injustice he faced.